The Lake Charles echo., 1887-11-18

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BAToN RoUaE, Nov. "a telegram WAS
received at the Executive Department to-day
from Mr. ". S. Benedict, at Tigerville.
TsIrebonne parish, stating that the negro
strikeFs had attacked the hands on a sugar
plantation near that place and driven them
of the place, and also that they had killed
four men who had refuEed to leave the place,
Orders for the proper protection Of life and
property have been given.
Considerable Excitement In the City
Over the Shooting Of -Four Men Near
TigervIlIe.
Considerable excitement was occasioned
| here Wednesday morning byH telegram stat
ing that the strike in TeTrebOnne parish had
resulted in the probably fatal shooting Of four
white men who had been shipped the day
/ previous from this city 10 the LhoAssagne
| plantation 10 supply the pisces Of hands that
had Withdrawn from tine fields. The teie-
gram referred to, and which wRs from Mr..
Lacassagne, WAS sent in duplicate to Messrs.
| c. L. Black and W. s. Benedict, and read as
| follows:
STRIKERS shot four Of my lAborers this
morning from an ambush. ! have tele-
graphed the Governor for troops. Please sec
thai they get OF at once. Answer if they
will come t9-dayh
IL hAb hAbp HtausI A1lAb u INCL htOuBAs Nhb
anticipated, and that considerable anxiety
was being felt by the peaoeably-inclinedp peo-
pie in the parish over the existing condition
Of things. Messrs. Black and Benedict i'm
nediately upon receipt Of the above, made
known its contents to Gems Glynn and
Meyer and Col. Richardson, Of tho Washing
ton Artillery, with q view Of having Capt.
Bsanham's battery sent to Tgsrville, which
iB about eight milaA from MIR. lIacasshgne'H
plantation. Gov. McEnery was telegraphsd
TO at Shreveport in reference TO the above,
with the following result, as made known
through dispatch to Mr.. Charles s. Black,
received Wednesday evening;
sHREvEPoaT, Ia, Nov. 2, 1897.
To ghRrleg s. Black Esq,
IOrdered ,tre9pg t9 TigeryiIle early thii
morning. Bee Col. knries for information,
and telegraph people Of ligeIYIlle.
S. d. McEaERY, Governor.
In connection with the above, Mr.. BlacI
stated that he had called at the Offices q
Gems. Glgnn and Meyer and notified them d
the Governors action he also visited that
3 of Col FAIRIES but found his office closed. Al
: any ste the troops were ordered to Tiger
vile Wednesday evening, and viii have AZ
rived ut their destination before these line
meet the readers eye.
Mr.. Benedict who is largely interested ii
sugar planting in tue vicinity OF Ageryile
| has been sending hnndB in large mum bers X
IerTebonne parish since the strike. He aayi
Le finds no difficulty in getting 90 many q
be wants. and especially Is this the caee L
the necessary protection is guaranteed
The following telegram was received
"Wednesday forenoon BY Afr. John I. Moore,
Jf., from schrieYer, La;
'seHRIEYEn, La, NoT, 2, 1897.
s!ro John r. Moore, Eaqs
AL quiet. No one at work this morning
blr. GeOrge Marshall, manager OF yonf plan
tatlon, has gone to Hnuma for the sheriff.
The opinion at the Sugar Exchange yester.
dag va ", lhaE Wllle llele lnlglt pgsslshly be
would COON hioB over and the crop would bf
taken from the fields without damage.
Gen. BehnTegard returned 10 the city yes
terdar, and Col. bafies was in consultation
with HIM during the greater poriionof kkie
\ dag. Tho General reBd D long dispat8h IaKl
eYening from the FG0NernoT, who ID al
Shreveport ID winch fhe latter told the for.
mer 70 use biadiseretion IN handling troopa.
THE EFFKeE on THE LAnoR AIARKEE
klr Albert III Parker, who has for many
years been Engaged IN scouting LABOR fof The
planlHlioEis bi ReiBnhOEing parishes, Was
4hAed ly 2 Y ~ iat- reporter bedpeh-
I have hsd upon the local labor market
1T. t'afksr stated fhst there has besn nc
uuHslai demand for plsnsaaen ielorers t1ii
gengGn, snd that there are but few really
HDnd men VI ta had Va tliis city for that kiad
of work. AhUnt BiNty men, eigAtsen 0i
whom were N1aItes were sent ont Wednesday,
Dat tulf 70 noh s}ll4dNnls ~ tl1e h&tal-stl tltlfl
ing always nee6aasiates the empl0yIneHt u
extra lein. Some orders have been gwen fol
, Ilan, contingent upon tne lnt;iiUa1ps ol
tns stEikg. Meay really Fellable lne1t sgiis
on tie plantations, Mere deferred Wednesday,
Il by the report that tho blaska hEd tired on
Rlsite ia epreta near lissrvillesaud y are await
ing iufilef repor5s. A anmlef Of men havs
recently retuFnad irOm Camp lserse, fep3fft
anE th1towi 70 haNvy fAlae they llAve haef
FHApie W work eaAtinrpHsly. ana haqe fe
tnfned with ti3e iNteniioR n eatkihR Hori
pn the DlAriaHaae. J1cte Is q diep1sIiiur
Aia9ne npipe q 4se nsgfoas here q lold cn